Registering device of cash-registers.



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E. JANIK. REGISTERING-DEVICE or CASH REGISTERS. I I uruonlplr minioor.24, 1a1o' 1 059 1 62 I Patented Apr. 15, 1913 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

EDOUABD JANIK, or rams, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR 'ro socni'rn GENERALE rnmoarsnnns carssns PAYEUSES ET DE coN'rRoLn srs'rnmn norm, or rams, FRANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

Application filed October 24, 1910. Serial No. 588,882.

T 0 all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, EDOUARD JANIK, asubject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Paris, France,have invented new and useful Improvements in the Registering Devices ofCash-Registers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the registering devices ofcash registers; these improvements apply more particularly to cashregisters in which the corresponding indicatin type and counting wheelsare brought into their position by a common driving wheel. These improvments relate to the common adjustment of the indicating wheels, the typewheels and the counting wheels accordin to the amount indicated by thekeys, to the backward turning movement of the indicating wheel and thetype wheel into the zero position, to the arrestof the actuatingmechanism at the end of each operation, and to the printing mechanism.

The annexed drawings show one embodiment of the invention.

Figures 1 and 2 show diagrammatically in elevation and in plan the wholeof the apparatus in one position, and Figs. 3 and 4 showdiagrammatically in elevation and in plan the principal parts of theapparatus in other positions. Fig. 5 shows diagrammatically a detail. Fi6 and 7 show the actuating mechanism 0 a cash register with thearresting device in end view in two different positions. The improvedprinting den'ce is shown diagrammatically in end view in differentpositions in Figs. 8, 9 and 10. Fig. 11 is a plan partly in sectionthrough the casing of the device.

As shown, each of the indicating wheels A is provided with acorresponding type wheel T, and a counting wheel Z having a commondriving pinion 2; each of the pinions 2, for the purpose of adjustmentis adapted to engage in a toothed sector 3. The shaft 5, 1 and 2receives in known manner its forward movement through toothed sectors 73and 74, from the shaft 24 of the main pinion 9, and its backwardmovement to the initial position through toothed sectors 6, 7 from theshaft 8. This shaft 8 through the cam 75, (Fig. 1) acts on an arm 77 ofthe toothed sector 78 adapted to rotate on the shaft 76, and receivesits movement in both directions from the main driving pinion 9 by meansof a transmission by pinions. Rotation of the pinion 9 is efi'ected forexample, by means of the handle 10 and of the pinion 11 keyed on theaxis of the handle. Backward movement of the handle 10 is prevented by astop wheel 37 mounted on the shaft 36 of the handle and in which engagesa pawl 38, 6 and 7. The arresting device which prevents the main drivingwheel from making more than a complete rotation at each operation is,according to the present invention, constituted as follows To the pinion9 is secured atooth 39 which cooperates with a pawl or detent 40. Thepawl 40 may turn about its axis and is longitudinally movable on theshaft 41 by a transmission wheel owing to the fact that the pawl has aslot 42 in which the shaft 41 engages. To a shortarm 43 on one side ofthe locking pawl is attached a spring 44, one end 0 which is secured toa fixed pin 45. The spring 44 consequently presses the pawl 40 againstthe periphery of the hub of the pinion 9 having the arresting tooth 39,and further brings 1t to its highest position. On the other side thepawl is provided with an arm 46 having a journal 47 extending outwardand serving as a handle.

At the end of the operation of the handle or crank, durin whichoperation the pinion 9 is turned in te direction of the arrow I, thestop 39 on the hub of the wheel or pinion causes the pawl 40 on theshaft 41 to turn backward as far as the slot 42 permits. The pawlthereafter prevents any further rotation of the pinion 9 andconsequently of the crank 10.

In order to turn the crank again it is sufiicient to move the pawl 40 bymeans of the journal or handle 4'7 in the direction of the arrow II,Fig. 7, so that the locking pawl 40 is disenga ed from the stop 39, andas it is immediately acted upon by the spring 44 by which it is drawnupward it follows that after release of the journal or handle 47 thepawl cannot again come in front of the stop before the new operation ofthe crank is finished.

The control of the amount to be registered .is efi'ected in known mannerby depresion position,

-ment for the necessary ca of the keys 0, (Figs. 1 and 2) the lower endsof which engage pins on a locking sector 12 which pins retain them,against the notion of their springs 13, in the-lowest position. In thisposition the lower end of each key forms an abutment for a locking leverThis'is carried bye pin 14 on the controllin shaft 5 until, on accountof the contact 0 the pewlhlfi with the abutment 16 prmfied against teaction 0 a spri into opera ve this abutment willie releasedend moves tothe pin it. The movement of the regulating lever 4. bythe shaft 5 consell' V ment of the lever 4 is still moreexnotly lunited by the striking ofthe lever itself against the lower end of the key 0. The correspondindriving pinion'2 has thus received a rote on of proportional 1 amountfrom the toothed are 3 and this is transmitted to the indicating wheelA, to the type'wheel T and to the counting wheel Z, so'that these wheelsare adjusted according to the value of the de resscdkeys.

or. the indicating and tipe wheels the regulation continues until 0 nextoperation of the-till. It is only on thenext'oporation that they turnback into zero position for the next adjustment. The calculating wheels,however, do not take part 1n the haol'cwerd rotation of the type andindicating wheels to zero position and further they must be releasedimmediately no: adjustrrymg of tens.

Thus, while the type and indicating wheels may constantly remain inengagement with the dri pinion 2 the counting wheel must be men agedafter the edyustment and it is on! .a ter the disengagement of thecountin w eels that the con ling of the shaft 0 the-driving pinion w ithe adyustin device at the rear can be effected. O

the example givernthe driving inions '2 are mounted loose on their shaft1 For Backward move out of the pinions 2. the shaft 17 is provided withpins 18 which act on lateral projections 19 on the pnnons. In order todisengage the colmting wheels and t0. conple the shaft 17 with thedevice for importing a backward turning movement, the shiift 17 ismounteg: so as (@025)? ibis t; -move ongitudmall' y. spring 1g&

and 4). constantlyv tending to prevent this longitudinal displacementnormally :holds the shaft 17 in thelposition correspondmgto theadjustment the registe dev ce (Figs. 1 and 2). In this osition e drivingpinions 2 are engage not only by the inions of the type and indicatingwheels ut also by the pinions of the gleounting wheels and the toothedsectors t(Fig. 2). In orde'r that on movement of e shaft 17, which isautomatically ner hereinafter described, the driving pinion's2 mayremahi in gear with the {mucus ceases, and in addition, the mqve-.

effected in the man plete rotation.

the type and indicating wheels, the teeth of these pinions are made of aWldth (Figs. 2 and 4).

While the shaft 17 is in its regulating po suitable sition, atoothedsector 21 fixed on the shaft 17 [S on aged with another are 22keyed on the she. t 6. consequent! theshaft 17 receives, through theadjusting shaft 5 a rotntion inthe direction of adjustment in a mentwith the complete movement 0 the adiustin shaft 5, so that the pins 18turn further t in-the projections or abutments 19 on the driving pmions2, when the driving plmons themselves eorrespondin to the key moved,only undergo a part 0 their coni- At the end of the adjustment, onelevating cam 23 on in elevating disk 25 mounted on the shaft 24 of themom drivi pinion 9, acts on the arm 26 of a doub earmed lever 26--28adapted to turn about a. fixed pivot 27 the arm 28 of this lever, beerson the shaft 17, behind an abutment in the form of an are or collar 29.By movement of the lever 26-28 (Figs. 2 and 4) by moons of the cam 23the shaft 17 receives its longitudinal movement against the action of te s rmg 20. The drivmg pinions 2 are then sen'gaged from their toothedarcs and toothed pm'ions of the calculating wheels Z further, thetoothed sector 21 is disengaged from the toothed'sector 22 (Fig. 4).

At the commencement of the next operat1on,-a toothed sector 80 keyed onthe shaft 17 gears with a toothed sector 31, formed In I l with theelevating disc 25 on the shaft 24 ofthe main driving inion 9. By meansof this sector or are, at e commenoement ot'the following operationbeckward movement'of the shaft 17 an consequently, of the drivingiinions 2 through the pins 18, is effected so at the indicating wheels Ad the type wheels T, T, T,

T are returned to zero position before the new calculation. The exactposition of agement of the toothed sectors 30 end 31 is produced by eachadios-ting movement of the shaft 17. After. adjustment of the shaft 17,the toothed sector 30 occupies, reletively to the toothed sector 31 thesition indicated-in Fig. 4; in this positlon the teethof the two ares,for commencing the backward movement of rotation, are located one infront of the other, ready to be engages: i

cessive rotation of the driving pinions is avoided by the adjustment ofthe levers 4', since these limit the rotation of the pinions 2. Eachdriving pinion is provided on the upper side with a brakin attachmentcomprising a brake spring 3 arranged on the shaft 1-7 at the side of thepinion and acting on its hub or its face (Figs. 2 and 4); this springholds the pinions 2, es soon as the toothedansor sectors 3 aredisengaged from momma the pinions 2. The spring 32 bears at the otherend a ainst a. collar or in 33 on the shaft 17. y replacmgthe co lnr orpin '33 by an adjusting ring the tension of the spring 32 may be madeadjustable.

For further insuring, in (inexact mannor, the engagement of the drivingpinions 2 with their toothed arcs orsectors 8, r. 'sto .34 is providedon each toothed are 3, this stop serving as an abutment for. a lateralprojection or stud 35 located on the wheel or [)ll'llOn 2, in the zeroposition of this latter (Fig. 5 A

The type wheels T T" T T1111 forming the set of type whee are secured inknown manner on. different shcfls arranged concentrically on the sameaxis and which are adjusted in the manner above described nccording'tothe amount to be 'stered. The recording ribbon 48 is unrollc from arotary drum 49 and is automatically rolled up at the other end on a drum50. About the axis51 of this drum 5O oscillates a twoarmed lever 52, 53which carries the uiding and striking roller 54 for the rib 0x148.

. The ribbon is led over this roller before passing over the roller 50.The arm 52 of the lever 52, 53 is controlled by a. stud 56 provided on acam disk 55 connected with the main driving pinion 9; this bolt or studduring the rotation of the disk 55 m the direction of the arrow (Fig-10)strikes against the lever 52-53 andagainst theactlonof a spring 58 movesdownits other arm- 53 against a lined-cos- 57. In this movement of thelever 52, 53 eilectcd by the cam disk 55 a. spring controlled pavvl 59ar ranged on the arm 52 slides on the periphcry of a. ratchet wheel 60connected to the ribbon operating drum which wheel is prevented frommoving therewithby a. nounter-powl 61. During the backward movement ofthe lever 52, 53, by means of the spring 58, the pawl 59 moves the wheel60 the number. of teeth traveled at the com: mencement thcrebg so thatthe'recordln'g ribbon will have a vunced one step.

cording to the present-invention and m ord to obtain constantly a goodimpres sion of theline of ty e set each time, each line of type is inkednmnediately before its nnpression. To this end the inking pad 62 isplaced on the arm .63 of c two-armed levcr 63-434 the pivot 65 of'whichis secured to a, support 66 adapted toturn freely on the shafts of thetype wheels. This support 66 is constantly pressed against a fixedabutment 68 (Fig. 11) by means of a spring 67. In this position of thesu port 66 the pad 62 is beyond the path- 0 the ribbon roller 54. Y Inorder that before each stroke of the ribbon, and after the adjustment ofthe line to be printed, the inking pad 62 may strike on this lind and infront of this line, the

' ressed against the perxphely -o erativeposxtion (Flags.

support 66 has imparted to it against the action of the spring 67, ecorrespond :6- my movement by means .of the cum di s fi the free end ofthe support 66 is, to this end, of the disk 55, y. means of the spring67. Rotation of the support 66 is effected at the pro r moment by meansof the cam 55 on tlilYdisk 55. ile the outer part of the cam 55 which isconcentric relatively to the axis of the dlskholds. the support 66 inthe operative position of the pad 62, this is caused to strike the lineof adjusted ty es. This is effected by means of a bell crank lever 69,70 secured to the-support 66 and adopted to turn; the arm 69 extendsover the arm 64 of the striking lover of the pod; it is limited in itsrota.- tion in a direction opposed to the o erative movement by 'meztnao ZlfSiLOP 71 fixe on the support 66. The arm 70 of the bell crank lever69-40 comes into the nth of a. orstnd 72 provided on the disk 55, whichstud is arranged in such mannerthat it dotermines the operative movementof the bell crank lever 69-70 when the support 66 has brought the padinto operative 'tion sFig. 9); consequently'in this position, therapping of thepad on the line of type is assured.

The line of type set or adjusted each time, is located in front of thestriking cylinder or roller 54 of the recording ribbon 48 gFi 8). Oncethe adjustment of the type w eels is effected, the cam 55 comes intooperation on the support 66 and causes it to turn with the pad 62 intoits operative position (Fig. 9), m which then by means 0 72 on the disk55, the bell crank lever 69-7O is immediately set in motion; in thisnienner the stroke of the ad on the adjusted line is effected. Then, t1e shoulder 72 releases the the shoulder bell crank lever 69-76, thisalso again re- I leases the pad and allows it to fall again and thesupport 66 slides along the com 55 the spring 67 may thus bring it .backto its in- 10 end 11). Then, tepin 56 on the di 52 of the lever 52-53for oplerating the recording ribbon 48 and cnhses 1e stroke of theribbon for the impression (Fig. 10).

The pawl 59 serving tondvcnce the ribbon 55 aicts on-the arm has beendisplaced in advance, in the mannot described, on the periphery of thewheel 60, so that the advance 0 inn is efi'ectcd during the rearwardmovement of the lever 5253, by the action of the recording rib '1 thespring 58, after the release of the arm 'by the pin 56.

The commencement of all the necessity movements of the printing deviceis thus en tirely determined a single disk.

describe my invention, whet I- Hevi claim slid desire to secure byLetters Patent of the UnitedStates is:--

.1. In a. device .oi the character described,

'the coinbination of findiddizig wheels, type wheels; countingwlieel smountedon; shaft commondriviugjpinigps;fog qperatlng sai wheels, a'.sha' which sa'id driv- 'commondriving minionsffo'pperiitingi s'aiwheels, a'-- d;-iving;'shaft1 I-on 'wlllichisaid pinious run-loosely midirectien, a' second shaffi parallelijtheito;- a nfeinbers ailtonlatik Y2Q callywonnectin'gisaid last nientidned shafts; pins on.--said-d1'rving's liaft adaptedtoiopere.

ate said piuions' on'.m 'ovementi issue otlier direction-, sneens.for'ds lacmgsaid driving Ipinio'ns lon itudinall'y said; driving shaft,

ofsaid pinidn's- 3. In a'devic'e of and brake evices for limiting the;movement character. described, the combination of i11dicating'wheels-;.type

- wheels, counting wheels mounted on-s aft? common driving .pxnioris foroperating sai wheels, a -driving shaft -on which. said pinions runloosely in one direction, a second shaftparallel thereto, members'autoi'nati wally connecting said last mentioned shafts,

as pins'on said shaftiadapted topper- A A foziedifeotion, a; secondshg'ftparallel 'theeeeqmm es auto;

ate saidpinions on movement in the other direction, means for dis lacingsaid driving pinions longitudinally 0? said driving shaft, brake devicesfor limiting the movement of said inions, toothed sectors arranged onsaid ast mentioned shafts; and arresting .de'vices arranged on saidtoothed sectors.

4. In a device of the character described,

' the-combination of indicating wheels, type v wheels, counting wheelsmounted on shafts, common driving inions for operating said whee1s,adriving s raft on which said mions run loosely in one direction, a seconshaft parallel thereto, members automatically connecting said lastmentioned shafts, pins on said driving shaftadapted to operate saidpinions on movement in the other direction,-

me'ans for displacin said driving pinions longitudinally of said drivingshaft, brake devices for limitingflie movement of said pinions, toothedsectors arranged on said last mentioned shafts f arresting devicesarranged on said toothed sectois, an arresting stop provided on eachofsaid driving pinions, a pawl adapted to engage therewith, and a springadapted to press said pawl into en gement with said stop.

n testimony whereof I have signed niy nameto this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDOUARD JANIK.

, Witnesses: Doom Casamnoa,

H. G. Gone.

